Scale-rack.



G. W. JOHNSON.

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G. W. JOHNSON.

SCALE RACK.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 22, 1912.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 6, 1912.

Application filed January 22, 1912. Serial No. 672,657.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1', Gnonen W. Joi-msoN. a citizen of the United States,residing at WVaveland township, in the county of Potta- Wattamie andState of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inScale-Racks; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andeXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in scale racks.

One object of the invention is to provide a scale rack adapted to besecured to the platform of a scale for confining stock thereon whilebeing weighed and which is provided with hinged sides and ends adaptedto be swung outwardly to permit large loads of hay or the like to bedriven onto the scales, thus obviatingthe necessity of removing the rackwhen such loads are to be weighed.

Another object is to provide a rack of this character which may bereadily operated by one person.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, and the combination and arrangement ofparts as will be more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings; Figure l is a side view of my improvedrack showing the parts in closed and operative position; Fig. 2 is anend view with the parts as shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a vertical crosssection of the same on line 3 3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a horizontalsection on the line l4c of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 isa plan view showing the endsopen and the sides swung back to permit a large load to be driven ontothe scales; Fig. 6 is a cross section of the rack with the parts shownin open position as in Fig. 5 and taken on the line 66 of this figure.

My improved scale rack comprises sides 1, and ends 2. Each of the sideslconsists of a series of vertically disposed posts or standards 3 spaceda suitable distance apart and connected at their upper ends by an uppercross bar 4 and on their inner sides by a series of longitudinallydisposed slats 5 which are spaced apart and arranged sufficiently closetogether to confine stock on the platform of the scale when beingweighed. The standards or posts 3 of the side members of the rack arepivotally or hingedly connected at their lower ends by bolts or similarfastening devices 6 to sills 7 which are bolted or otherwise firmlysecured to the platform 8 of the scales and which project laterally asuit-able distance beyond the side edges of the platform as shown. Theside members are held in upright position to form the sides of the rackby inclined braces 9, said braces comprising bars 10, which arepivotally secured by bolts or the like to the standards or posts 3 neartheir upper ends. The bars 10 are of sufficient length and have theirlower ends cut at a suitable angle for engaging the upper sides of thesills 7 as shown. The bars 10 are held in operative engagement with thesills to form the braces for the sides of the rack by means of hooks 11which are arranged on the upper sides of the sills and are adapted to beengaged with eyes 12 arranged on the inner sides of the bars 10 neartheir lower ends as shown.

The bars 10 are pivotally connected to the sills 7 by pairs of links orconnecting bars 13 which are pivotally secured at their lower ends tothe opposite sides of the outer ends of the sills 7 and at their upperends are pivotally connected to the upper sides of the bars 10substantially midway between the ends of said bars whereby when thebooks 11 are disengaged from the eyes 12 in the lower ends of thelatter, the bars 1.0 may be swung outwardly, thus disengag ing theirlower ends from the sills 7 and permitting the side members to be rockedor swung outwardly to the positions shown in Figs. 5 and 6 of thedrawings. In order to limit the outward movement of the levers 10 andlinks or bars 13 and thereby limit the outward movement of the sidemembers 1, I provide short stop chains 14 one of the ends of which issecured to the outer sides of the standards or posts 3 and the otherends to the pivot bolt-s connecting the links 13 With the bars 10. Inthe side member 1 adjacent to the boX of the scale, one or more of theintermediate slats 5 of said side are formed in a plurality of sections,the sections between the inner standards or posts 3 or opposite to thescale box being preferably hinged at one end and detachably secured atthe other end to permit said sections to be swung inwardly when the sidemember is lowered or swung outwardly thus preventing the box frominterfering with the opening movement of the side.

The ends 2 of the rack are in the form of slatted gates hinged at oneedge to the end post of one side of the rack and having on theiropposite ends hooks 15 which are adapted to be engaged with eyes orkeepers 16 arranged in the ends of the opposite side whereby said endmembers or gates are securely fastened in closed position when the sidesof the rack are elevated or in position for use. The fastening hooks 15of the gates or end members 2 also form an additional means for firmlyholding the side members in closed or operative position.

By means of a rack constructed as herein shown and described it will beseen that when the parts are in operative position, stock driven intothe same will be confined on the platform of the scale while beingweighed and that when it is desired to use the scale for weighing largeloads of hay or the like that it is simply necessary to open the endmembers or gates and to release and swing the side members back oroutwardly thus obviating the necessity of removing the rack from theplatform of the scales. It will also be seen that this operation may bereadily performed by one person, whereas in the usual form of scaleracks a number of persons are required to lift and remove the rack fromthe platform when large loads are to be weighed.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, the construction and operation of the invention will bereadily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invent-ion, what I claim is;

1. A scale rack comprising sills, side members hingedly connected tosaid sills and adapted to be swung outwardly, braces pivotally connectedat their upper ends to said side members and adapted to be engaged attheir lower ends with said sills, means to fasten said braces inoperative posit-ion to support the side members of the rack, links topivotally connect said braces with the sills whereby when said fasteningmeans are re leased the braces may be swung outwardly to permit the sidemembers to be swung back to an open position, and end members connectedto said side members.

2. A scale rack comprising a plurality of sills secured to the platformof the, scales and projecting laterally therefrom, side memberscomprising a series of standards hingedly connected at their lower endsto said sills and adapted to be swung outwardly, slats secured to saidstandards to form the sides of the rack, a plurality of braces pivotallyconnected at their upper ends to said standards and adapted to beengaged at their lower ends with said sills, means to secure said bracesin operative position to support the side members of the rack, links topivotally connect said braces with said sills, end members comprisinggates hingedly connected at one end to one of said side members, andmeans to fasten the opposite ends of said gates to the opposite sidemember.

3. A scale rack comprising a plurality of sills secured to the platformof the scales and projecting laterally therefrom, side memberscomprising a series of standards hingedly connected at their lower endsto said sills and adapted to be swung outwardly, slats secured to saidstandards to form the sides of the rack, a plurality of braces pivotallyconnected at their upper ends to said standards and adapted to beengaged at their lower ends with said sills, hooks arranged on saidsills, eyes secured to the lower ends of said braces and adapted toreceive said hookswhereby the braces are secured in operative positionto support the sides of the rack, links pivotally connected to saidsills and to said braces whereby when said brace fastening members arereleased the braces may be swung outwardly to pen mit the side membersof the rack to be swung back to open position, stop chains secured tothe side members and to said links, and braces whereby the outwardmovement of said parts is limited, end members comprising gates hingedlyconnected at one end to the ends of one of said side members, andfastening devices secured to the opposite ends of said gates and adaptedto be engaged with the adjacent ends of the opposite side member wherebythe gates are held in closed and operative position.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

enonen w. JOHNSON.

Witnesses THOMAS JULIAN BRYANT, W. C. BRYANT.

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